What Does Your Paid Leave Program Say About You as an Employer? By Terri L. Rhodes, CLMS, CCMP, CPDM, MBA, CEO, DMEC Paid family and medical leave (PFML) is top … Read More
Building Bridges and Changing Lives One Leave Law at a Time
Building Bridges and Changing Lives One Leave Law at a Time By Heather Grimshaw, Communications Manager, DMEC “It’s our job to make sure that no one is left behind. I … Read More
The CEO’s Desk: Improve Workplace Mental Health and Safety
Flipping the Switch to Improve Workplace Mental Health and Safety By Terri L. Rhodes, CLMS, CCMP, CPDM, MBA, CEO, DMEC We’ve been in a mental health crisis for years and … Read More
Managing Behavioral Health Disability Claims
Managing Behavioral Health Disability Claims By Phil Lacy, ADL Absence Health and Productivity Practice Leader, Marsh McLennan Agency Anxiety disorders affect more than 40 million adults in the U.S.1 Generalized … Read More
Managing Absenteeism in Remote Work Settings
Managing Absenteeism in Remote Work Settings By Jenna Earnshaw, Head of Revenue, Wisedocs It’s become more important for employers to adjust their practices to fit the needs of a remote … Read More
Employer Showcase: SAW Approaches to Mental Health-Related Requests
Stay-At-Work Approaches to Increasing Mental Health-Related Accommodation Requests By Aarin Harper, Leave and Disability Administrator, University of Iowa Health Care Recent events, from pandemics to climate change to war, affect … Read More
RTW Showcase: Improve Return-to-Work Motivation
Exploring All Options to Improve Return-to-Work Motivation By Jason Sadler, Corporate Vice President, Client Solutions, New York Life Group Benefit Solutions Many people have dealt with the physical, mental, and … Read More
Employer Perspective: Ensure Empathy When Assessing Accommodation Requests
Dig Beneath the Surface to Ensure Empathy When Assessing Accommodation Requests By Kymberly Clay, CPDM, CLMS, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Alexander Clay Group, Disability Management Solutions; and Azucena M. … Read More
Absence Matters: Addressing Mental Health
Why Addressing Mental Health Is the Right Thing to Do By Jake Santer, Senior Project Manager, Compliance, Sedgwick It’s become evident in the last few years that employer-provided behavioral health … Read More
Integrated Absence Management: Mental Well-Being at Home and Work
Mental Well-Being at Home and Work: Getting Life Back on Track By John Crouch, PhD, Medical Director, Lincoln Financial Group; and David Berube, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Lincoln Financial Group … Read More
Engaging Today’s Workforce: Holistic Health
How to Support Holistic Health Through Employee Care By Missy Plohr-Memming, Senior Vice President, National Account Sales, MetLife Quiet quitting, career cushioning, and other increasingly common buzzwords in the corporate … Read More
Employer Solutions: Reevaluate Your Mental Health Resources
Is It Time to Reevaluate Your Mental Health Resources? By Adele Spallone, Head, Clinical Operations, Workers’ Compensation and Group Benefits, The Hartford; and Michael LaCroix, PhD, Medical Director, The Hartford … Read More
Common Sense Compliance: Mental Health Treatment to Ensure Compliance
Support Access to Mental Health Treatment to Ensure Compliance By Marjory Robertson, Area Vice President and Senior Counsel, Sun Life; and Abigail O’Connell, Senior Counsel, Sun Life Workplace mental health … Read More
Featured Case: Accommodation Requests from Employees with Mental Health Disabilities
“She Doesn’t Look Like She Has a Disability ….” Handling Accommodation Requests from Employees with Mental Health Disabilities By Lana L. Rupprecht, Esq., Director and Product Compliance Counsel, Reliance Matrix … Read More
Leave Technology: Paid Leave and Employee Health
Paid Leave: A Competitive Advantage That Improves Employee Health By Steffanie Trumino, Vice President, Human Resources, AbsenceSoft; and Seth Turner, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, AbsenceSoft A well-communicated leave program … Read More
The Disabled Workforce: Discipline and Accommodations
Evaluating Accommodations When Discipline Is Involved By Rachel Shaw, MBA, President and Principal Consultant, Shaw HR Consulting What do you do when an employee who is undergoing discipline says, “My … Read More
DMEC News: May 2023
New Benchmarking Report Available Download the 2022 DMEC Absence Plan Design and Practices Benchmarking Report which includes expanded benchmarking data. With responses from 1,101 unique employers who collectively represent all … Read More
The CEO’s Desk: Adjusting to a New Era of Compliance
Adjusting to a New Era of Compliance By Terri L. Rhodes, CLMS, CCMP, CPDM, MBA, CEO, DMEC Compliance is difficult, and the level of complexity continues to increase for absence … Read More
2023 Trends: ADA and Long COVID
Are We There Yet? By Terri L. Rhodes, CLMS, CCMP, CPDM, MBA, CEO, DMEC It’s tempting to think we are done with the COVID-19 conversation, but those who manage ongoing … Read More
Similar But Not Equal: Comparing PML with STD Coverage in States with Paid Leave
Similar But Not Equal: Comparing PML with STD Coverage in States with Paid Leave By Rebecca Ford, Esq., Product Director, Reliance Matrix; Margaret Guerrette, JD, Product Director Reliance Matrix As … Read More